Vending machine



1,508,209 J. B. ADAMS YENDING MACHINE Sin. 9 1924.

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Application led February 2, 1923. Serial No.' 616,560.

To all whom tmag/ concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. ADAMS, a native citizen of the United States, residing at Cheat Neck, in the county of Monongalia and State ofy lVest' Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in vVending Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a vending machine which is mainly designed for vending stamps.

The present invention is an improvement over that shown in the patent granted to ine on March 31, 1914, No. 1,092,125. The object of the presentinvention is to simplify the construction and operation of the patented device and to so arrange the parts that the size of the device can be reduced.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to Abe hereinafter fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawingsv and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or' corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which y Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 2 with some of the parts omitted.

Figure is a view of the casing 15 andk the parts associated therewith.

In these views 1 indicates a casing which is provided with a removable cover 2 and which has a discharge aperture 4 in one end thereof which opens into a trough 5. A supporting frame 6 is arranged in the casing and said frame supports a reel 7 for containing a strip of stamps, the feeding rollers 8 and 8 and the guide roller 9. The frame also carries a guide 10 for guiding the stamps to a discharge hole 11 which communicates with the aperture 4. The rollers 8 and 8 are provided with the intermeshing gears 12 and the shaft 13 of the lower roller is extended to receive a pair of ratchet wheels 14 and 14', one of which is located in a case 15 which is rotatably mounted on said shaft and which carries a spring pressed dog 16 for engaging the ratchet wheel 14.

A `hand lever 17, is pivot-ally connected with one end of the casing and said lever is connected to the front part ofthecase 15 by means'ofthe pin 1S which passes through a slot `19 formed in the said .front end of` the case. Thus when the lever is depressed the casewill be rocked about the sha-ft 13 so as to cause the dog 16 to engage the ratchet wheel 14`and thus move the shaft andv both feed rollers through .their gear connections. Thusv the strip of stamps'will be fed forwardly from the wheel through the .guide 10. `A knife 2O is arranged for cutting. the stamps as they leave theguide and said knife is connected vby thel slotted link- 2l with the front end of the case 15 so that said knife will be operated as the case is rocked about its pivot` which is formed by the shaft 13. A lever 22 is pivoted to the frame and has its toothed head 23v engaging l the ratchet wheel 1 4 insuch a manner that the movement of the rollers will be prevented as long as the head is in engagementwith said ratchet wheel. The tailv end of the lever 22 entends under the lower part of a coin chute 24 so that when a coin is deposited in the chute it willstrike the end of said lever and thus raise the head of the lever out of engagement vwith the ratchet wheel to permitv the parts to be rotated. yA. projection 25 on the case 15 limits the movement of said lever 22 so as to prevent the coin from dropping below said lever until the said case 15 has been moved to release the head from the projection. After this takes place the lever 22 can move upwardly a distance sufficient to permit the coin to pass by it so that the lever can assume its normal position. By this time, however, the parts have been moveda suflicient degree to cause the knife to sever the stamp from the strip andl to deposit the severed stamp in the trough. The rear end of the case 15 is extended and carries a projection 26 which acts to hold the end of the lever 22 down when the coin device is not to be used. When this lever is not to be used, it is pressed downand placed under the projection 26 which will hold it in a position with its head 23 out of engage-v ment with the ratchet wheel and thus permit movement of the feed rolls without the insertion of the coin.

In order topermit the lever 22 to be placed in engagement with the projection 26, the rear end of said lever yis pivotally connected with the main part, as' shown .at

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22 so that it can be swung in a horizontal plane.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

l desire it to be understood that I may malte changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What claim is l. A vending machine comprising a carrying reel, feeding rollers for feeding a strip therefrom, intermeshing gears connected With the rollers, a pair of ratchet Wheels connected with the shaft of oneroller, a rocking member on said shaft, a dog carried thereby engaging one of the ratchet Wheels, a pivo-ted lever having a toothed part engaging the other ratchet Wheel, said lever being adapted to be tilted by a coin, a projection on the rocking member for limiting the tilting movement of the lever until said rocking member has been moved to a certain position and a hand lever for rocking said member.

2. A vending machine comprising a carrying reel, feeding rollers for feeding a strip therefrom, intermeshing gears connected With the rollers, a pair of ratchet Wheels connected With the shaft of one roller, a rocking member on said shaft, a dog carried thereby engaging one of the ratchet Wheels, a pivoted lever having a toothed part engaging the other ratchet Wheel, said lever being adapted to be tilted by a coin, a projection on the rocking member for limiting the tilting movement of vthe lever until said rocking member has been moved to a certain position, a hand lever for rocking said member, a knife for severing the parts from the strip and means for actiiA ating the knife by the movement of the rocking member.

In testimony whereof l afHX my signature.

JAMEs B. anni/is. 

